Engineering Operative Apprentice - L2
Reckitt
Nottingham (NG90 2DB)
Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 2 September 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 20 August 2026
Contents
Summary
Reckitt is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Operations Engineering Apprentice to join its Nottingham site. This Level 2 apprenticeship offers a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while working towards a recognised engineering qualification.
- Wage
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£21,071 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
The location is in Beeston
D95 - Factory, Thane Road, Nottingham, NG90 2DB
Holiday allowance is 25 days plus bank holidays rather than the statutory minimum of 20 days plus bank holidays.
- Training course
- Engineering operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Shift Pattern:
6.00am - 2.00pm.
2.00pm - 10.00pm.
10.00pm - 6.00am.
6.00am - 6.00pm.
Total hours per week: 37.5 hours a week.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 16 September 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Reckitt is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Operations Engineering Apprentice to join its Nottingham site. This Level 2 apprenticeship offers a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while working towards a recognised engineering qualification.
The apprentice will support the engineering and operations teams in maintaining and improving production equipment, ensuring efficiency, safety, and product quality. You will learn how to diagnose faults, carry out basic maintenance, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the site.
This role is ideal for someone with a strong interest in engineering, a willingness to learn, and a proactive attitude. Reckitt will provide structured training, mentorship, and the chance to build a solid foundation for a long-term career in engineering within a global organisation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the maintenance, repair, and continuous operation of manufacturing equipment
- Assist in diagnosing faults and carrying out basic engineering repairs under supervision
- Learn and apply health and safety procedures to ensure a safe working environment
- Participate in preventative maintenance activities to minimise downtime
- Work with the engineering team to improve production processes and efficiency
- Help monitor equipment performance and report any issues
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and problem-solving activities
- Maintain accurate records of work carried out, and update systems as required
- Work collaboratively with production, quality, and engineering teams
- Attend training sessions and college as part of the apprenticeship programme
Where you'll work
D95
Thane Road
Beeston
Nottingham
NG90 2DB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
NOTTINGHAM COLLEGE
Training course
Engineering operative (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Work safely at all times, complying with health and safety legislation, regulations, environmental compliance procedures and systems and other relevant guidelines
- Identify and deal appropriately with any risks, hazards, hazardous situations and problems that may occur within the engineering environment within the limits of their responsibility
- Demonstrate effective communication skills which include oral, written, electronic
- Complete appropriate documentation accurately, efficiently and legibly using the correct terminology where required
- Obtain and follow the correct documentation, specifications and work instructions in accordance with time constraints and the roles and responsibilities identified for the engineering activities, extracting the necessary data/information from specification and related documentation
- Select and use appropriate tools, equipment and materials to carry out the engineering operation
- Deal appropriately with any problems that may occur within the manufacturing environment within the limits of their responsibility
- Work efficiently and effectively at all times maintaining workplace organisation and minimising waste
- Carryout fault location on appropriate equipment using suitable maintenance diagnostic techniques
- Carryout maintenance activities in line with work instructions
- Carryout tests on the maintained equipment in accordance with test schedule/defined test procedures
- Follow appropriate completion activities and restore equipment to service by replacing or repairing components
- Plan the mechanical manufacturing operation before they start
- Mount and set the required workholding devices
- Produce individual components, sub-assemblies or completed assemblies using mechanical manufacturing techniques
- Carryout quality checks during and after mechanical manufacturing operations
- Wire and terminate different types of cabling e.g. single core, multi core, screened, fire resistant, armoured, etc.
- Assemble and test a range of electrical components e.g. component panels, isolator switches, fuses, circuit breakers, contactors, relays, rail mounted terminal blocks, etc.
- Assemble and test a range of electronic components e.g. resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors, etc.
- Follow appropriate completion activities and restore equipment/system to service after the assembly and testing has been completed
- Shape the materials using the appropriate methods and techniques
- Join the materials using the appropriate methods and techniques
- Produce components which meet the specification requirements
- Carryout quality checks during and after the fabrication activities
- Plan the materials, processing or finishing operation before they start
- Prepare equipment, tooling, materials, etc. and complete set up activities before carrying out the materials, processing or finishing operation
- Carry out the material, processing or finishing operation in line with specific safe working practices and specification requirements
- Carryout quality checks during and after the materials, processing or finishing operation
- Plan the technical support operation before they start
- Prepare equipment, tooling, materials, etc. and complete set up activities before carrying out the technical support
- Carry out the technical support operation in line with specific safe working practices and specification requirements
- Carryout quality checks during and after the technical support operation
Training schedule
Level 2 Engineering Operative
Functional Skills in maths and English, if required
https://skillsengland.education.gov.uk/apprenticeships/st0537-v1-5
Training will be delivered one day per week, term time, and is based at our Engineering and Electrical center and our Ruddington campus. Facilities are in creation to enrich the student experience, developing them with the necessary skills using industry recognised equipment to ensure the apprentice receives training closely matched to the employer’s and Industry.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
The applicants must be able to travel to the workplace and college according to working hours and show a commitment to learn and to attend college on a day release basis.
About this employer
The Reckitt purpose is to protect, heal and nurture in in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. Here on the Nottingham site we manufacture, pack and distribute products to a global market including, Nurofen, Strepsils (Mucinex – a product not sold in the UK), and Optrex. There are circa 800 employees on site here at Nottingham and we operate on a shift working basis in a GMP (good manufacturing practice) environment which is highly regulated.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
A permanent role may be offered at the end of and successful completion of the Apprenticeship Programme.
Roles could include:
- Manufacturing Technician
- Shift Technician
- Asset Care Technician
- C&I Technician
- Site Services Technician
Our apprenticeship programme is designed to enable us to recruit to a career path and to a specific end role.
Details of career paths and options will be shared with each apprentice by the company mentor.
For applicants with the right attitude the opportunities are real.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NOTTINGHAM COLLEGE
Nottingham College Apprenticeship Team
business@nottinghamcollege.ac.uk
0115 9457260
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000049266.
Apply now
Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 2 September 2026 at 11:59pm)